Mangal Prabhat

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Mangal Prabhat
Author Mahatma Gandhi
Original titleમંગળપ્રભાત
CountryIndia
Language Gujarati
Subject Gandhian philosophy
Publisher Navajivan Trust
Publication date
1958
ISBN 9788172290634
Original text
મંગળપ્રભાત at Gujarati Wikisource

Mangal Prabhat is a book by Mahatma Gandhi. It was published posthumously in 1958 with the preface written by Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar.

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Origin and publication history

Gandhi used to deliver a speech on the Ashram vows every Tuesday after prayers. These speeches later compiled by Narandas Gandhi and was published as a book Mangal Prabhat [1] in 1958.

Summary

Mangal Prabhat discusses the eleven vows taken by Gandhi in detail. [2]

Translation

The book was translated into Hindi by Amritlal Thakordas Nanavaty. [3] It was also adapted into verse in Marathi language and was titles Abhang Vraten. [2]

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References

  1. Pyarelal (1995). Mahatma Gandhi: Salt satyagraha: the watershed. Navajivan Publishing House. p. xvii. ISBN   978-81-7229-133-4.
  2. 1 2 Tandon, Vishwanath (1992). Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 182.
  3. "Mangal Prabhat". 1958.

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